Click-to-play video ads for AdWords — We're very excited to announce the release of click-to-play video ads on the content network. Here's Bismarck, from the Video Ads team, with the details on this new feature: … We hope you'll keep your eyes out for this new feature and let us know what you think.

Google PPC Video Ads - I'm Betting Against It — Google will launch a new pay-per-click video ad product and syndicate it out through its Adsense Network today. Like Google's normal text ads, Advertisers will bid for placement and will be charged when a user clicks on the video.

MySpace seeks link with Google or Microsoft — By Richard Waters in San Francisco and Aline van Duyn in New York — MySpace, the fast-growing "social networking" site, is in talks to forge a internet search link with either Google or Microsoft, in a move that would confirm the emergence …

MySpace peddles its eyeballs — MySpace may be in the right space at the right time. The massive social-networking site hasn't had much luck converting its zillions of page views into cash through old-style banner ads, so now it's reportedly seeking a search-engine partner to supply targeted pay-per-click ads throughout the site.

Microsoft considers taking admin rights from employees — As Microsoft moves its internal desktop systems to Windows Vista, the company is contemplating whether to change a long running tradition and take away admin rights from its employees in order to improve security.

Unlocking the iPod — If you want to buy content for Apple's iPod, you have to go through iTunes. Navio Systems is hoping to change that. — In an ideal digital world, we'd be able to buy copyrighted music and videos wherever we wanted, not just on a designated store.

Dell tests the retail waters again — Dallas and New York-area mall stores will open later this year. — Dell Inc. will break its long boycott against retail sales with two stores at shopping malls later this year, but the company said it will remain true to its direct model by having shoppers order products online for delivery.

Download Your TV - The Current Options — Downloadable television, first made popular by Tivo and its competitors, is compelling stuff. As consumers become accustomed to watching a show whenever they choose, pausing at will and fast tracking through commercials, tuning in to a station …

New Domain Name — .Mobi — Could Spur Wireless Web — Surfing the Web on a cellphone can be as difficult as surfing the ocean on a tiny board. Now, a company founded by Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Vodafone Group PLC, Nokia Corp., and several other companies, aims to make it easier …

Sony rootkit settlement gets final nod — A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a settlement in a class action suit against Sony BMG Music Entertainment over anticopying software the company had embedded in some music CDs. — The agreement (click for PDF) covers anyone who bought …

A cure to citywide Wi-Fi woes? — A new Wi-Fi start-up called Wavion Networks came out of stealth mode Monday and said it has developed technology to solve many of the problems big cities like Philadelphia and San Francisco face when deploying citywide Wi-Fi.

And Now For The Vonage IPO — Vonage, the company that introduced a haunting jingle and low cost voice calls over the Internet to the masses is all set to go public. The company is likely to start trading tomorrow, according to news reports, despite some last minute doubts about its long term viability.